Help needed for major new study on labour shortages and skills crisis in the...
A major new study will shed light on the labour and skills shortages responsible for the staffing crisis in the farming and horticultural industry.
Experts...
Malawi unveils new tobacco buyer
The government of Malawi has unveiled a new tobacco buyer with the aim of create competition among the buyers thereby increasing demand and prices.
Minister...
Agriculture is mutilated by weak ports
Farmers exporting fruit face poor service delivery, negligence and incompetence at South African ports. This results in producers suffering millions of rands in damage,...
Maputo residents turn to rice farming
Over 60 farmers in Matola near Maputo, Mozambique have taken to growing rice near, and the harvest provides each farmer with between four to...
Ugandan study reveals higher yields and pest resistance with Bt maize
African scientists have demonstrated that genetically modified Bt maize offers much higher yields and better pest resistance than conventional varieties — traits that could...
UNCTAD keeps Kenya’s small-scale female’s business afloat
Christine King’ola is a farmer who lives in Taveta town on the Kenya-Tanzania border and owns about two hectares of land, where she grows...
EIF launches urban agriculture grant in Namibia
The Environmental Investment Fund of Namibia (EIF) has launched the urban agriculture grant e-voucher card issuance and terminal roll-out in Namiba.
The urban agriculture programme,...
Rural African women embrace agroecology: FAO
The United Nations’ (UN) Food Agriculture Organisation (FAO) says at least a third of the world’s food is produced by smallholder farmers on less...
Tanzania Distilleries Limited to purchase 1500 tonnes of grapes
Tanzania Distilleries Limited (TDL), a subsidiary of Tanzania Breweries Limited (TBL), has announced plans to purchase 1,500 tonnes of their produce this year.
TBL managing...
The Better Life Farming Alliance launches in Latin America
The Better Life Farming (BLF) Alliance has been launched in Latin America starting with the opening of the first BLF Center in Córdoba, Mexico...